Michigan basketball pursuing Pitt guard transfer Marcus Carr
M is competing with Minnesota, Marquette and OSU for his services although he never mentions talking to Osu's coach like he does the other 3 coaches.
Does that mean Brooks is leaving?
Change? I thought he announced that on Twitter. Unless I missed something or it was a fake account.
I think you are thinking of Ibi Watson. Eli Brooks has not announced a transfer as far as I know.
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Lots of people all ready to write this 19 year old kid off. I hope he makes a big leap next season, and I won't be surprised if he does.
About 10 miles from where I live. I know he can fill up the basket big time. I’m not sure how great he is running the offense. But I wouldn’t give up on him just yet.
Brooks did start for several games last year, Simpson just took it to an elite level. Brooks will be a fine point guard for us, and if he doesn’t see playing time next year, it would be because DeJulius is really really good.
April 21st, 2018 at 11:16 AM ^
Exactly the fact he played significant minutes as a freshman over a sophomore and 5th year senior shows they like his potential. He isn't going to transfer and he's going to get minutes this year.
Also is this guy even an upgrade over Brooks? He played 28 mpg and scored 1.7 ppg. Ortg in the low 90s. Eli did the same in 5 mpg. Pitt is bad obviously but still. As a recruit they were both 3 stars with Carr being the #27 PG and Brooks #39. Not a huge difference in that range.
Isn't it more likely that Beilein is looking at insurance options in case a team falls in love with Mathews measureables at the combine and starts making him promises?
April 21st, 2018 at 11:37 AM ^
Uh what? Carr averaged 10 ppg and 4 apg this past year
April 21st, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
28 MPG and averaged less that 2 points.
It's true. Even Dugan Fife averaged 4.1 for his career.
April 21st, 2018 at 11:37 AM ^
If he’s just looking for roster fill backups maybe, but I don’t think we’d look at a 6-2 point guard to backfill Matthew’s spot.
April 21st, 2018 at 12:40 PM ^
And if he's clearly sitting behind Simpson and DeJulius after this year, he will leave, because he'll pretty much be relegated to bench status for the rest of his time here.
He brought it up in advance of the finals that he thought he had Brooks and viewed him as the one who got away. That’s enough of an endorsement for me to want to see what the future holds for him.
I thought he ran the office well and showed poise for a freshman. The kid can play and I'm looking forward to his development in the next few years
April 21st, 2018 at 10:50 AM ^
Is he transferring because he did not enjoy losing every single ACC game? He should be allowed to play right away.
April 21st, 2018 at 11:19 AM ^
Relevant Info from Pitt Basketball Site:
6'1"
Hometown: Toronto, Canada (!!!!!)
PPG: 10.0
APG: 4.0
TO: 2.8
REB: 2.8
FG: 40%
3PT: 33%
FT: 82%
He scored 20+ points twice, including 22 against UNC, and 15 games in double digits. TO trend was promising - drastically reduced later in the season.
April 21st, 2018 at 11:56 AM ^
His free throw percentage is way too high, and it might hurt the feelings of the other players on the team.
I could take or leave. He might end up as a decent backup, but I don't see him making a huge impact. The only guy we potentially need to worry about replacing next year is Matthews, so I'd rather see us laying in a wing-ish guy who could potentially play the 2 or the 3, and he doesn't quite fit the mold.
April 22nd, 2018 at 11:27 AM ^
This
There has to be someone in either the 2019 or 2020 classes we have a higher chance with who has a bigger upside.